Equality Index ? | 28 / 100 |
Legal Index ? | 20 / 100 |
Public Opinion Index ? | 37 / 100 |
Public Opinion | |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, June 21, 2023) | 24% Good Place 0% |
Support of same-sex marriage (Pew Research Center, Feb. 21, 2023 – April 15, 2023) | 23% Favor 69% Oppose |
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people (Gallup, 2013) | 6% Good place 30% Not a good place |
Law | |
Homosexual activity | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) Since 1885 |
Same-sex marriage | Not legal Since 1885 |
Censorship of LGBT Issues | No censorship |
Right to change legal gender | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis Since 2016 |
Legal recognition of non-binary gender | Not legally recognized |
LGBT discrimination | No protections Since 2014 |
LGBT employment discrimination | No protections |
LGBT housing discrimination | No protections |
Same-sex adoption | Illegal Since 2017 |
Serving openly in military | Illegal |
Blood donations by MSMs | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
Conversion therapy | Not banned |
Equal age of consent | N/A |
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